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UPPSC Prelims 2017 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions

  1. Which among the following is not included in the ten main themes of the Union budget for the financial years 2017-18?

    1. Export performance
    2. The poor and the underprivileged
    3. Youth
    4. Rural population
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  2. Saksham project approved by Govt of India is related to:

    1. Skill development of SC and ST population
    2. A military unit for effective disaster management
    3. A new indirect tax network
    4. Creating self-confidence among 'Divyang' youth
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  3. Identify the correct west to the east sequence of the following Hilly Castes?

    1. Khasi - Garo - Naga - Jaintia
    2. Khasi - Garo - Naga - Jaintia
    3. Garo - Khasi - Jaintia - Naga
    4. Jaintiya - Naga - Garo - Khasi
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  4. The web-based platform "Pratibimba" to project goverment's achievements was launched in March 2017 by the government of:

    1. Maharashtra
    2. Madhya Pradesh
    3. Kamataka
    4. Tamil Nadu
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  5. Who among the following Indian scientists were awarded the 2017 Dan David prize in "future" category?

    1. Dronamraju K.Rao
    2. Biman Bagchi
    3. N.R. Rao
    4. Shrinivas Kulkarni
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  6. Which one of the following cities was ranked the dirties by the Urban Development Ministry in a list released in May 2017?

    1. Meerut
    2. Gonda
    3. Ghaziabad
    4. Shahjahanpur
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  7. The stones present in the gall bladder affect the digestion of:

    1. Protein
    2. Carbohydrate
    3. Fat
    4. Nucleic acid
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  8. Urea is:

    1. A nitrogen-containing organic compound
    2. A nitrogen-containing inorganic compound
    3. A plant hormone
    4. An Endergonic compound
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  9. Given below are two statements:

    Assertion [A]: Climate change is leading to an increase in social tension in India.
    Reason [RI: The frequency and intensity of the extreme weather events will have serious repercussions on food security.

    Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

    1. Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct reason of [A]
    2. Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is not the correct reason of [A]
    3. [A] is true but [R] is false
    4. [A] is false but [R] is true
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  10. Consider the following statements regarding the performance of Mithali Raj in women's One Day International Cricket:

    (A) She is the first ever to score more than 6000 runs.
    (B) She scored a century on her debut.
    (C) She holds the record for scoring 7 consecutive half centuries.
    (D) She holds the world record for scoring the highest number of centuries.

    Of the above, the correct statements are:

    1. A, B and C only
    2. B, C and D only
    3. A, B and D only
    4. C and D only
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